Jazeera Airways issues January 2012 performance report

Award-winning airline Jazeera Airways, the largest airline serving the Middle East out of Kuwait, today issued its January 2012 operational performance report.

Award-winning airline Jazeera Airways, the largest airline serving the Middle East out of Kuwait, today issued its January 2012 operational performance report, which showed that the airline has continued to grab leading market shares to destinations it serves. The January 2012 report showed that the airline operated at a high on-time performance of 91% during the month, making it once again one of the most punctual airlines in the Middle East. The today-issued report based on data from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), showed that Jazeera Airways was the leading airline on the Alexandria, Luxor, Aleppo, Assiut, Sohag, Deir Ezzor and Damascus routes. Jazeera Airways captured the largest market share on routes operated between Kuwait and five Egyptian cities, grabbing a 36% market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route, a 45% market share on the Kuwait-Assiut route, a 70% on the Kuwait-Luxor route, and 35% market share on the Kuwait-Sohaj route. The airline also captured a 23% market share on the Kuwait-Sharm El Sheikh route and maintained a 25% market share on the Kuwait-Cairo route. Jazeera Airways also captured the largest market share to Syrian destinations served with a 41% market share on the Kuwait-Damascus route, a 72% market share on the Kuwait-Aleppo route, and a 86% market share on the Kuwait-Deir Ezzor route. The report also showed that the airline was also the leading Kuwaiti airline on routes between Kuwait and Beirut, Amman, Mashhad, Bahrain and Dubai. Jazeera Airways grabbed a 32% market share on the Kuwait-Amman route, a 32% market share on the Kuwait-Beirut route, a 10% market share on the Kuwait-Bahrain route, and a 16% market share on the Kuwait-Dubai route.